By Jessica Duncanson BFI Flare: London LGBT Film Festival review Director: Jakob M. Erwa Adapted from Andreas Steinhöfel’s 1998 novel of the same name, Center of My World (Die Mitte der Welt) revolves around the intimate life […]
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By Asha New Director: Edmund Yeo Watch River of Exploding Durians on FilmDoo now River of Exploding Durians presents two different stories, linked loosely by the overarching characters and themes. The first part of the film […]
Take Me To The River explores the sensitivity of longstanding family tensions from the perspective of Ryder, a gay Californian teenager that reluctantly goes to visit his mother’s Nebraskan family. After an unexpected crisis occurs, Ryder […]
Director: Michal Vinik Watch Blush on FilmDoo Michal Vinikʼs directorial debut is full of intensity and is somewhat reminiscent of Deniz Gamze Ergüvenʼs Mustang and Abdellatif Kechicheʼs Blue Is the Warmest Color in its exploration […]
By Jessica Duncanson Director: Matt Sobel Watch Take Me to the River on FilmDoo The opening of Take Me To The River sets the film up to be a study of homosexuality and urban-rural contrast. Ryder […]
Kidnapped for Christ explores the world of boarding schools for so-called ‘troubled teens’. The film reveals physical and emotional abuse and documents the psychological issues caused by staying in such places. The teenagers portrayed in the […]